Life Is Complicated-God Is Not

Melvin Zink J.

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I too ask: what is truth, and who can know it? Where would I begin to look? Is religion the answer? If so, what ideas or persuasion could I have confidence in? Is it a waste of my time to look for something I may not find anyway? I decided to look.By searching, I became aware that truth is not just one small thing. I continually find truth in thoughts and in saying. I discover it in experiences and in circumstances. There is truth in things I hear and read. I found it handed down from days of old. Truth is intertwined in my life and in the lives of those around me.This book contains some basic thoughts about life and truth I have discovered over the years. If youre curious about the Creator and the meaning of our existence or if you are wondering what comes next, this book may be a valuable resource.

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• Philosophie et théologie

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• Publié par: Inspiring Voices
• Date de parution: 21 janvier 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781462408511
• Langue: English

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Life Is Complicated— God Is Not
Explore the Basics
J Melvin Zink


 
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index
Welcome
A Daily Moment
Introduction
 
one God
two People
three Forgiveness
four Hard to Hear Stuff
five Faith
six Words
seven s Not - Is Too
eight Jesus
Some Conclusions
 
From the author:
Acknowledgements

WELCOME
 
I find that my circumstances often create in me the desire to call out to the unknown. It is during those times that my feelings of aloneness and helplessness drive me to look for answers. I ask myself this: What is truth, and does life have any rhyme or reason? And then if so, who can know it?
I find evidence of a Creator in the people I encounter, in places I go and in things I observe. When I take time to look…. our Creator seems to be all around me. And yet…. where is he…. really?
In my search I have found some basic truths that help drive away my fears. As I blend these simple truths into my everyday life I grow to understand that our Creator is more visible and more knowable then I could have imagined.
In the following pages I will share with you some of what I have discovered. My purpose in writing is not that you agree or disagree, my hope is to give you a new perspective on truth as you search for it in your own life.
There are old sayings that over the years have been good advise such as; A penny saved is a penny earned, A stitch in time saves nine, An apple a day keeps the doctor away. In the same way, taking time to expand knowledge of life and living, will tend to drive away insecurities.

A DAILY MOMENT
 
This book is designed for meditation,
that is, for thinking.
I suggest you read and reread at your own pace.
Think about what is written.
Does it make sense? Why or why not.
Examine your own beliefs.
Become more assured of your place in this life.
Embrace your hope for the life to come.
 
 
 
Ask this question
Do I know what I think I know ??
 
 
 
My disclaimer:
The statements I make are for your consideration.
 
Of the things I write….
many have been written before.

INTRODUCTION
Discoveries from DNA, space exploration and all scientific studies do bring us closer to a true awareness of how the universes, including this world, may have come to exist. There is merit in the theory of evolution, but…. from what I see and have found, I believe there is a Creator. I call this “Creator” God, and I acknowledge that he controls the universes. I do wonder; is it just five or ten thousand years since Creation, as taught by students of the Bible, or was it billions of years in the making? And if God created, is it not also possible that he could make his creation look billions of years old? In whatever fashion creation came to exist, it makes sense to me that it was intentional and that it was arranged with great skill.
I look at a chair and by faith I believe the chair will support my weight. I trust the chair by sitting in it. In the same way I need to explore the mysteries of life and put my trust in what I find to be true. Theories are wonderful for debate, but I must live in the reality of what I believe, and then trust it as truth. Hope that a Creator exists has brought me great comfort. It may change your life also.
 
God bless you on your journey.

part one
 
 
God
 
 
 
(not the man upstairs)

 
GOD
 
CREATES
 
*********
SATAN
 
DESTROYS

 
In the beginning, God created……
Genesis 1:1 KJV
 
Now the serpent was more subtle…..
Genesis 3:1 KJV
 
Food for thought.
To know good I must know bad.
If good is to exist, bad must exist also.
 
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OPINIONS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My chat with God.
Lord…. creation, evolution,
some say this, some say that,
can I just accept what is…. in my life,
without needing to decide who is right?

 
GOD
 
 
IS GOOD
 
 
AND DOES GOOD
 
 
 
 
HE IS.. AS LIGHT IS… TO US.
 
 
 
 
NO EVIL OR DARKNESS CAN EXIST
IN HIM …. OR IN HIS PRESENCE .

 
This then is the message
which we have heard of him (Jesus),
and declare unto you, that God is light,
and in him is no darkness at all.
1 st John 1:5 KJV
 
Food for thought.
I sin.
Is God absent from me?
After all, no one is perfect.
And how much good is good enough?
 
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OPINIONS
 
 
 
My chat with God.
Lord, I thank and praise you for creating me.
But since I sin, how do I fit in?
Will my sins keep me from Heaven?

 
GOD
CREATED
 
God created all things with
predetermined values and actions,
EXCEPT PEOPLE.
 
Each person created has been given the ability to reason and make choices.
 
God set in motion a reproductive system for people, animals and plants.
 
The life span, of a person’s body
which is visible to others, is determined by:
ones own choices,
the choices of others,
the elements, and aging .

 
And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and let them have dominion…….
Genesis 1: 26 KJV
 
Food for thought.
I am designed like God.
I have a personality, I have abilities,
and I can be creative.
I can think and make choices.
 
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OPINIONS
 
 
 
 
 
My chat with God.
So Lord, if I could see you, would we look similar?
I seem small and insignificant compared to the universes.
Really…. I look like you…. are you kidding me ?

 
GOD’s HATS
 
God has many attributes.
You might say, He wears many hats.
 
Each portray him differently,
as he provides for our every need.
The following are the three most known.
 
1. The Father (Acceptance)
He accepts us as we are.
 
2. The Son (Forgiveness)
All sin is forgiven.
 
3. The Spirit (Life)
Our guide and comforter.

 
Go ye therefore, and teach all peoples.
Teach them:
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Spirit.
from Matthew 28:20
 
example:
I am a man. I wear many hats.
People know me in different ways.
To some I am a son, a brother, an uncle or a father.
Others know me as a mechanic, a teacher or a friend.
The way in which a person perceives me,
depends on their relationship to me.
 
Food for thought
There is only one Creator and one “me”.
Each person has a unique relationship with God.
In what ways do I recognize God in my life?
 
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OPINIONS
 
 
 
 
 
My chat with God.
Lord, how will I know it is you?
Should I share what I believe?
Why do I feel I am so right and others are so wrong?
Change my right and wrong to; I care as you care.

 
GOD’S
 
“1st”
 
And Greatest
 
GIFT
 
 
 
is
 
Forgiveness !!

 
In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God .
John 1:1 KJV
 
The “Word” is Jesus – Jesus is Forgiveness
In the beginning was Forgiveness,
and Forgiveness was with God,
and Forgiveness was God.
me…. thinking
 
Food for thought.
Jesus role in Creation is Forgiveness.
Forgiveness was before Creation.
 
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, OPINIONS
 
 
 
 
 
My chat with God.
Why do I make sin choices ?
Help me understand, and ask for forgiveness.
Give me hope for a life with you.

 
GOD’S
 
 
MOST AWESOME
PROMISE
 
 
Life
 
 
 
ETERNAL… FOREVER
 
ALWAYS

 
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord (Jesus) shall be saved.
Romans 10:13 KJV
Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden,
and I (Forgiveness) will give you rest (life).
Matthew 11:28 KJV
Forgiveness can change your spirit and give you life.
He who believes and trusts in Forgiveness,
though he die physically, yet his spirit shall live and never die.
From John 11:25-26
 
Food for thought.
When my body dies, my spirit will live forever.
God cares for me in this physical l